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After a series of storms, the once arid landscape became
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07 Sep 2017, 19:15
07 Sep 2017, 19:15
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After a series of storms, the once arid landscape became _______ for the first time in many months.
A. innocuous
B. barren
C. verdant
D. desolate
E. bountiful
F. limpid
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C and E
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13 Sep 2017, 17:41
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Explanation
The time triggers after and once indicate that the landscape is no longer arid, so you need a word that means something like not dry and lifeless. Both barren and desolate are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (B) and (D).
Neither innocuous, which means harmless, nor limpid, which means clear, is supported by the sentence, so eliminate choices (A) and (F). Both verdant and bountiful can mean not dry and lifeless, so choices (C) and (E) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
Hence options C and E are correct!
The time triggers after and once indicate that the landscape is no longer arid, so you need a word that means something like not dry and lifeless. Both barren and desolate are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (B) and (D).
Neither innocuous, which means harmless, nor limpid, which means clear, is supported by the sentence, so eliminate choices (A) and (F). Both verdant and bountiful can mean not dry and lifeless, so choices (C) and (E) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
Hence options C and E are correct!
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24 Feb 2021, 09:17
24 Feb 2021, 09:17
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